Gibbous Rocks

Gibbous Rocks

Gibbous Rocks Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	61°3′S 54°59′W / 61.050°S 54.983°W / -61.050; -54.983Coordinates: 61°3′S 54°59′W / 61.050°S 54.983°W / -61.050; -54.983
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

The Gibbous Rocks are a group of rocks located 7 km (4 nmi) north-west of Cape Belsham, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. They were so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following charting by the Joint Services Expedition, 1970–71. The name is descriptive of their humped or rounded shapes (gibbous meaning humped).^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Gibbous Rocks". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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